The Hundred 2024, London Spirit vs Birmingham Phoenix: Fantasy 11 Prediction, teams, captain, vice-captain, toss

LAST 5 MATCHES

LONDON SPIRIT: LWLLL

BIRMINGHAM PHOENIX: WLLWL

THE LIKELY PLAYING XIs FOR LONDON SPIRIT & BIRMINGHAM PHOENIX

LONDON SPIRIT likely XI

Batters: Daniel Bell-Drummond, Shimron Hetmyer, Dan Lawrence

Allrounders: Andre Russell, Liam Dawson, Ravi Bopara

Wicketkeeper: Adam Rossington, Michael Pepper

Bowlers: Olly Stone, Nathan Ellis, Daniel Worrall

BIRMINGHAM PHOENIX likely XI

Batters: Liam Livingstone, Rishi Patel, Jacob Bethell

Allrounders: Moeen Ali, Benny Howell, Dan Mousley

Wicketkeeper: Aneurin Donald

Bowlers: Tim Southee, Adam Milne, Tom Helm, Sean Abbott

Statistical Performance (London Spirit)

1. DAN LAWRENCE

Skipper Dan Lawrence scored 38 off 30 deliveries in the loss against Southern Brave and will be the anchor in the middle-order for London Spirit.

DAN LAWRENCE IN THE HUNDRED

2. LIAM DAWSON

Liam Dawson gave a glimpse of his batting prowess in the loss against Southern Brave when he blasted an unbeaten 45 off 19 deliveries.

LIAM DAWSON IN THE HUNDRED

Players Who Can Make a Difference (London Spirit)

1. ADAM ROSSINGTON

Adam Rossington is a destructive wicket-keeper batter who has smashed 461 runs in 21 innings at a strike rate of 167.6 in The Hundred.

2. Andre Russell

Andre Russell is one of the greatest finishers in T20 cricket history who has a strike rate of 169 in 7 matches in The Hundred.

Statistical Performance (Birmingham Phoenix)

1. Liam Livingstone

Liam Livingstone has a great record in The Hundred and will be key for Birmingham Phoenix in the middle-order. He has blasted 621 runs in 22 innings at a strike rate of close to 151!

LIAM LIVINGSTONE IN THE HUNDRED

2. BENNY HOWELL

Benny Howell is a seasoned all-rounder who has the experience of playing 230 T20 matches across the world. He has played 25 matches in The Hundred in which he has a batting strike rate of 137. Howell has also bagged 27 wickets at a strike rate of 15.5.

BENNY HOWELL IN THE HUNDRED

Players Who Can Make a Difference (Birmingham Phoenix)

1. MOEEN ALI

Moeen Ali has an impressive record in The Hundred and has scored 486 runs in 22 matches at a strike rate of 145.5 while also picking 12 wickets at a strike rate of 18.3

2. ADAM MILNE

Adam Milne is express pace and a wicket-taker in the shorter formats. He has picked 22 wickets in 15 matches at a strike rate of 11.3 and economy of 7.05 in The Hundred.

TEAM HEAD TO HEAD RECORD

Birmingham Phoenix have dominated London Spirit and won all three encounters against them.

MATCHES: 3

BIRMINGHAM WON: 3

LONDON WON: 0

NO RESULT: 0

Venue and Pitch

The home of cricket – the iconic Lord’s cricket stadium in Central London – has hosted 15 matches in the Men’s Hundred Competition with the team batting first winning nine matches and the team chasing being victorious in four. Two matches have been called off due to rain. The captain who has won the toss has elected to field first in 10 matches. The highest team total at Lord’s in The Hundred is London Spirit’s 195 for 4 last season. The lowest total is also London Spirit’s 92/9 in 2021. The team which has won the toss at Lord’s has a win probability of just 30.8%!

The average score batting first at Lord’s is 149 whereas the average score batting second is 134. The wicket at Lord’s offers a lot of purchase for the spinners. They have the best bowling average, strike rate and economy rate at Lord’s amongst all venues in The Hundred.

MATCH PREDICTION

Birmingham Phoenix have dominated London Spirit in the head to head and will start favorites with a 60% chance of winning the match.

FANTASY XI

Our Fantasy XI includes Hetmyer, Lawrence and Livingstone as batters and Rossington as the wicket-keeper. The all-rounders will be Russell, Benny Howell, Moeen Ali and Liam Dawason while the bowlers include Nathan Ellis, Sean Abbott and Adam Milne. The captain will be Liam Dawson while the vice-captain will be Liam Livingstone.

Fantasy XI:

Wicketkeeper: Adam Rossington

Batters: Shimron Hetmyer, Liam Livingstone (VC), Dan Lawrence

Allrounders: Andre Russell, Benny Howell, Moeen Ali, Liam Dawson (C)

Bowlers: Nathan Ellis, Sean Abbott, Adam Milne

BACKUP PLAYERS:

BATTER – Daniel Bell-Drummond

BOWLER – Tom Helm

ALL-ROUNDER – Ravi Bopara